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Located at the confluence of the Saint-François River and Magog River , the city is in the centre of an important agricultural region with many dairy farms. There is also some industry in the region. An important business is the manufacture of hockey sticks: more hockey sticks are made in Sherbrooke than anywhere else in the world.
The area of Sherbrooke was first settled in 1793 by American Loyalists, including Gilbert Hyatt, a farmer from Schenectady, New York, who built a flour mill in 1802. In 1818 the village of "Hyatt's Mills" received its current name, being named after Governor General Lord Sherbrooke at the time of his retirement and return to England.
The city grew considerably on January 1January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. Here a calendar year refers to the order in which the months are displayed, January to December. The first day of the medieval Julian year was usually a day other, 20022002 is a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). 2002 was the first palindromic year since 1991 and the last until 2112. 2002 was also designated: International Year of Ecotourism and Mountains National Science Year in the United Kingdom, by the mergers of the cities of Sherbrooke, Ascot, Bromptonville, Deauville, Fleurimont, LennoxvilleLennoxville population 4,963 (2001), is a borough (Fr. arrondissement of the City of Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada. It was originally a town, but was amalgamated into the larger city of Sherbrooke in 2002. Located on the Massawippi, Saint-Francois River and, Rock ForestRock Forest is a town on the Magog River in the Eastern Townships in Quebec, Canada. Population ( 2001): 18,667. The site of was first populated by English, Scottish and Irish immigrants during the 19th century, and was given the name "Drop Off" from the, and Saint-Élie-d'Orford.
The merged city is composed of 6 arrondissements:
The city is the site of the University of Sherbrooke and Bishop's UniversityBishop's University is an English language undergraduate liberal arts university located in Lennoxville, Quebec, Canada. It is one of the smaller universities in Canada; there were 2,100 full time undergraduate students enrolled in the university in 2003..
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Sherbrooke City |
Asbestos |
Coaticook |
Le Granit |
Le Haut-Saint-François |
Memphrémagog |
Le Val-Saint-François
Neighbouring regions: Chaudière-Appalaches | Montérégie | Centre-du-Québec | |||